⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:57 · NY 15-4 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Shandon Anderson Double Technical Foul. Corliss Williamson gains possession.
Q2 10:52 · NY 36-20 DET
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace
Q4 2:21 · NY 85-90 DET
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins
Q4 1:22 · NY 88-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:59 · NY 49-47 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:49 · NY 59-63 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:35 · NY 60-72 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Curry Technical Foul
Q2 8:54 · NY 38-24 DET
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:04 · NY 83-88 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:42 · NY 85-90 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
